Why is Sammy still in his “I’m looking for Mr. Trail” pose (panel 1)?

Call me a skeptic, but I don’t see how they will get to Catalina soon, seeing as how they’ve already spent so much time hanging around the airport. And now it’s a detour to the “meme houses.” Well, why not? It’s only a short distance in the opposite direction of Catalina Island, so time is clearly not the issue it first appeared to be.

But why are Rusty and Mark breaking The Fourth Wall by talking to us? And talking nonsense, no less. Do they think we should care!?